ALDER. 281 
Plate 28. Alnus incana. Speckled or Hoary Alder. 
i. A fruiting mature branch, one-half natural size. 2. A flowering 
branch, one-hali natural size. 3. Pistillate tlower and scale, front view, 
enlarged. 4. A staminate flower, enlarged. 5. Scale of a staminate catkin, 
rear view, enlarged. 6. A nut. 7. Scale of a cone. 
